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The Alberta premier has hired many from other provinces to work in her office

Chief of staff Brian Topp, deputy chief of staff Anne McGrath and and senior adviser Jim Rutkowski are in Premier Rachel Notley's inner circle. Other staff in the premier's office have been recruited from Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Ottawa. (CBC )

Since she was elected, Premier Rachel Notley has hired many people from outside the province to work in her office. Two of her top advisers have close ties to former federal NDP leader Jack Layton. Many other staffers come from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. All have ties to the provincial or federal NDP.

Here is a list.

Notley's closest advisers:

Brian Topp, chief of staff: Former federal NDP party president, ran for the NDP leadership in 2012 against Tom Mulcair

Anne McGrath, deputy chief of staff: Former chief of staff to NDP leader Jack Layton, former NDP national director